Writing Open Source Documentation (wosdocs) group

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1. Pete Daniels Arch Linux , Linux , An old group , Writing Open Source Documentation , RTFM

   An oldie but a goodie, Building & Installing Software Pkgs For Linux http://ur1.ca/46vzd !wosdocs !gnulinux !linux !archlinux !rtfm

   Monday, 16-May-11 06:35:29 UTC from Choqok
2. j1mc User Documentation , Writing Open Source Documentation

   A big picture overview (literally) of documentation & support sites. http://is.gd/d4qU3 (more info here: http://is.gd/d4qYw) !docs !wosdocs

   Saturday, 26-Jun-10 04:13:31 UTC from web at Chicago, Illinois, United States
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3. j1mc User Documentation , Writing Open Source Documentation

   Interesting thread about !docs in Meego. Can they be swayed from using Robohelp? :/ http://is.gd/b8KsE !wosdocs #meego

   Wednesday, 31-Mar-10 22:12:35 UTC from xmpp
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   • Dave Neary Karsten Wade

     @quaid So how would you argue "unable to build from source" is a big deal?

     Thursday, 01-Apr-10 08:27:59 UTC
   • Karsten Wade Dave Neary

     @dneary Re: #FTBFS - http://www.theopensourceway.org/wiki/Stuff_everyone_knows_and_forgets_anyway#Choose_open_tools_that_can_be_extended

     Friday, 02-Apr-10 00:38:49 UTC
   • Dave Neary Karsten Wade

     @quaid Have you seen the community management wiki Skud started? http://is.gd/baYuy - I've been documenting "Community antipatterns" there

     Friday, 02-Apr-10 08:50:53 UTC
4. j1mc User Documentation , Writing Open Source Documentation

   Kate, vim, emacs, geany . . . or something else? What do you use for authoring docs? !docs !wosdocs

   Monday, 15-Mar-10 19:53:18 UTC from xmpp
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   • Shaun McCance

     @j1mc I use emacs. The nxml mode is really nice.

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 19:57:51 UTC
   • Karsten Wade Writing Open Source Documentation

     @j1mc Emacs + ItsAllText plugin for Firefox (v. editing in TEXTAREA); I love the marriage of Emacs + DocBook !wosdocs

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 19:58:34 UTC
   • Paul Cutler

     @j1mc gedit

     Monday, 15-Mar-10 21:50:35 UTC
5. Janet Swisher Writing Open Source Documentation

   Mammoth dig site now open to the public in Waco TX http://bit.ly/cpEOca !wosdocs

   Wednesday, 10-Mar-10 03:43:06 UTC from seesmic
   • j1mc Writing Open Source Documentation

     @jmswisher For a moment I couldn't place the relation to !wosdocs, but then I heard the distant cry of a wooly mammoth, & it all came back.

     Wednesday, 10-Mar-10 04:14:18 UTC
6. Shaun McCance Writing Open Source Documentation , j1mc

   @j1mc and I are going to the WritersUA conference. Any other !wosdocs folks going?

   Saturday, 16-Jan-10 00:27:09 UTC from web
   • Janet Swisher

     @shaunm Not planning to go to WritersUA myself. But y'all should meet up with @lisajoydyer of DITA2wiki.

     Saturday, 16-Jan-10 20:15:00 UTC
7. Janet Swisher Writing Open Source Documentation

   OSBR just published my article on "Open source user assistance": http://is.gd/5IWVD #FOSS !wosdocs #techcomm

   Friday, 01-Jan-10 18:42:24 UTC from Gwibber
8. Shaun McCance User Documentation , Writing Open Source Documentation , Gnome Documentation Team

   make a better FM: http://ur1.ca/g7cr !docs !wosdocs !gnomedocs

   Friday, 20-Nov-09 16:39:30 UTC from web
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   • j1mc

     RD @shaunm make a better FM: http://ur1.ca/g7cr #docs

     Friday, 20-Nov-09 16:42:45 UTC
9. j1mc User Documentation , Writing Open Source Documentation

   Are any documentation folk planning on going to UDS (Nov 16-20)? I might be able to go for two of the days (Thurs & Fri). !docs !wosdocs

   Tuesday, 29-Sep-09 06:52:10 UTC from web
10. Pete Daniels Linux , Real time reading suggestions , Writing , Writing Open Source Documentation

    Looking to get started !writing a user manual for a !linux media player, any recommended !reading? A sample TOC would be helpful !wosdocs

    Tuesday, 29-Sep-09 04:40:15 UTC from Choqok
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    • Phil Bull Shaun McCance

      @shaunm: @teeahr1 can find a draft here: http://is.gd/3M6qn

      Tuesday, 29-Sep-09 07:04:21 UTC
    • Pete Daniels Shaun McCance , Phil Bull

      @philbull @shaunm thx!

      Tuesday, 29-Sep-09 07:56:02 UTC
    • Pete Daniels Phil Bull

      @philbull Finally got time to read that, thanks again, very helpful!

      Wednesday, 30-Sep-09 03:59:42 UTC
11. Janet Swisher Writing Open Source Documentation , FLOSS Manuals

    !wosdocs folks might be interested that there is now a !flossmanuals group

    Saturday, 19-Sep-09 22:49:18 UTC from web
12. j1mc Writing Open Source Documentation

    Looks like Drupalcon 2011 will be in Chicago. Perhaps I'll get to meet up with some cool folks from !wosdocs.

    Wednesday, 09-Sep-09 02:38:04 UTC from web
13. Emma Jane

    Um. KMail? That email I restored from the trash? I sort of need it which is why I restored it...why have you removed it from the inbox?

    Wednesday, 26-Aug-09 18:09:47 UTC from Gwibber
    • j1mc Writing Open Source Documentation

      @emmajanedotnet kmail has its own "action folder." It's ... um, it's a "feature." !wosdocs

      Wednesday, 26-Aug-09 18:20:17 UTC
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    • Emma Jane j1mc

      @j1mc HA! I almost want that on a t-shirt. :)

      Wednesday, 26-Aug-09 18:24:18 UTC
14. Milo Casagrande

    interesting docs related links: http://ur1.ca/7ys3 http://ur1.ca/7ys4 http://ur1.ca/7ys5 !wosdocs !gnomedocs !docs

    Sunday, 26-Jul-09 09:52:32 UTC from Gwibber
15. Addison Berry Writing Open Source Documentation

    Woo! We have a #wosdocs BoF scheduled at #OSCON. Mon. July 20 at 7 pm. http://bit.ly/CkC6q !wosdocs

    Saturday, 04-Jul-09 00:33:58 UTC from eventbox
16. Douglass Clem Writing Open Source Documentation

    Greetings !wosdocs, any tips for wrapping my head around Docbook XML?

    Thursday, 02-Jul-09 21:23:44 UTC from Gwibber
    • Milo Casagrande

      @crashsystems http://is.gd/1lOLn gives you a (almost?) complete explanation and overview of docbook #wosdocs

      Thursday, 02-Jul-09 21:55:48 UTC
17. Dougie Richardson Ubuntu Documentation Team

    Reading over the DITA specification !ubuntudocs http://is.gd/1dl9v

    Thursday, 25-Jun-09 18:46:50 UTC from Gwibber
    • j1mc

      @dougierichardson What do you think of the DITA spec as you read it over? !ubuntudocs !wosdocs

      Thursday, 25-Jun-09 19:14:32 UTC
18. Addison Berry

    #wosdocs site http://bit.ly/LHMk5 has a new temp theme. If you see really weird stuff, just gimme a holler. Will do features as I have time.

    Thursday, 25-Jun-09 18:56:36 UTC from eventbox
    • Milo Casagrande Writing Open Source Documentation

      @add1sun !wosdocs new theme rocks! great work!

      Thursday, 25-Jun-09 19:06:46 UTC
19. Shaun McCance Writing Open Source Documentation , Gnome Documentation Team

    Seriously considering hosting a Desktop Help Summit August 21-23. Seems to be interest. !gnomedocs !wosdocs

    Wednesday, 24-Jun-09 20:40:36 UTC from Gwibber
20. Milo Casagrande Writing Open Source Documentation

    The Modern Technical Writer: "[They] plant the seeds of discussion by writing answers, not documentation" from http://is.gd/1bSc0 !wosdocs

    Wednesday, 24-Jun-09 12:52:34 UTC from web